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Kraken Alternatives — Evidence Comparison

Alternative venues are shown for evidence comparison and are not recommendations. They are included because published evidence attributes differ from Kraken — not because Kraken is “bad”, and not because of commercial relationships.

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Why these venues are included

Each candidate differs from Kraken on at least one published evidence attribute (regulation, legal-entity mapping, PoR, custody, geographic records, products, or completeness). Inclusion is deterministic from the public snapshot.

Evidence attributes

VenueRegulationLegal entitiesPoRCustodyGeographic scopeProductsCoverage
Kraken11111657 / 7i
Coinbase1101525 / 7i
Crypto.com12033825 / 7i
Binance4413346 / 7i

Coinbase

Regulatory evidencePoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction
  • — Regulatory records on file: Kraken 1 (exact IDs 1) vs Coinbase 1 (exact IDs 0).
  • — PoR snapshots on file: Kraken 1 vs Coinbase 0 (PoR ≠ audit).
  • — Fee snapshots on file: Kraken 2 vs Coinbase 0.
  • — Geographic restriction records: Kraken 16 vs Coinbase 5.
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Crypto.com

Custody modelPoR availabilityFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction
  • — Custody claim records: Kraken 1 vs Crypto.com 3.
  • — PoR snapshots on file: Kraken 1 vs Crypto.com 0 (PoR ≠ audit).
  • — Fee snapshots on file: Kraken 2 vs Crypto.com 0.
  • — Geographic restriction records: Kraken 16 vs Crypto.com 38.
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Binance

Regulatory evidenceCustody modelFee transparencyRegional availabilityProduct availabilityPublic-record completenessJurisdiction
  • — Regulatory records on file: Kraken 1 (exact IDs 1) vs Binance 4 (exact IDs 4).
  • — Custody claim records: Kraken 1 vs Binance 3.
  • — Fee snapshots on file: Kraken 2 vs Binance 0.
  • — Geographic restriction records: Kraken 16 vs Binance 3.
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What remains unresolved

Open questions and missing domains stay unknown. An empty cell is not a safety finding.

  • Kraken: Status page located; no dated material incident structured this phase
  • Coinbase: Coinbase relies on audited SEC financials; no dated crypto-native PoR snapshot suitable for proof_of_reserves_snapshots
  • Coinbase: Advanced Trade fee schedule not confirmed as current numeric SAFE snapshot
  • Crypto.com: No dated PoR snapshot confirmed
  • Crypto.com: VIP schedule visible; base non-VIP maker/taker not confirmed SAFE
  • Binance: Fee schedule blocked by bot/JS wall; no official PDF numeric schedule confirmed this phase

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Limitations

This is not a “best alternative” ranking. Evidence differences can change as dossiers are re-verified. Regional records do not imply global approval.